The barometer provides up-to-date, comparable data on solo entrepreneurs’ work, livelihoods, well-being, and operating environment. It replaces the previous Solo…
A strong year of advocacy – next Finland needs growth In 2025, our advocacy work focused on implementation of the…
Over 70% of business owners in Finland are solo entrepreneurs. Solo entrepreneurs play a significant role in Finnish society. Without…
Suomen Yrittäjät, the Finnish SME association, has received a large number of messages about sole traders’ problems caused by the…
The number of growth-oriented small businesses in Finland has been declining in recent years. Access to finance is one requirement…
The positive credit register has caused problems for sole traders. Centre Party MP Vesa Kallio writes about the positive credit register in…
Solo entrepreneurs say their incomes have fallen significantly since spring 2024. More than half of solo entrepreneurs (54%) now earn…
Part-time business owners also have to take out YEL pension insurance.
The Positive Credit Register has a problem which could make purchases harder for single-person business owners. The Positive Credit Register…
Visa opens applications for a grant programme aimed at businesses owned by women. Payments corporation Visa is starting the third…